1 ¶ I am the lily of the field and the rose of the valleys.

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Lover

2 A s the lily among thorns, so is my love among the virgins.

As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Beloved

3 ¶ As the apple tree among the trees of the wild, so is my beloved among the sons. I desired to sit under his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 H e brought me to the wine chamber and placed his banner of love over me.

He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

5 S ustain me with flagons of wine, strengthen me with apples; for I am sick with love.

Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.

6 H is left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

7 I charge you, O ye virgins of Jerusalem, by the roes and by the hinds of the field that ye not awake nor stir up love, until he pleases.

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

8 ¶ The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.

The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

9 M y beloved is like a roe or a young hart; behold, he stands behind our wall; he looks through the windows, blossoming through the lattice.

My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.

10 M y beloved spoke and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

11 F or, behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone;

For, behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

12 t he flowers appear on the earth; the time of the song is come, and the voice of the turtle dove has been heard in our land;

The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

13 t he fig tree has put forth her green figs, and the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.” Lover

14 ¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is beautiful.

My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

15 H unt the foxes for us, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines are in blossom.

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. Beloved

16 M y beloved is mine, and I am his; he feeds among the lilies.

My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

17 U ntil the day breaks and the shadows flee away, return, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.